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Heinälampi Winter Trail (Kinttupolut)

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5 km

Route

Description

City of Liperi – Kinttupolut+

Description

Heinälampi Winter Trail—locally also called Pärnän talvipolku—is a groomed winter route in the Kinttupolut network at Pärnävaara in Liperi, North Karelia. The City of Liperi maintains the wider trail system and lists rest places, booking rules, and seasonal notices on its Kinttupolut pages. Visit North Karelia publishes a dedicated winter-route page with Liperi, including access notes and difficulty rating. The trail is about 5 km long. It is not a closed loop. It is marked with blue winter-route signs in the terrain and shares junctions with the colour-coded summer Kinttupolut branches, where you may also see purple, green, or yellow marking paint at crossings. From the Pärnävaara sports area, the line passes Parkin Grilli, an open shelter and fire ring often used as an early stop. About 3.2 km along you reach Pieni Heinälampi, laavu, and farther on Heinälampi, laavu ja kotus at the larger pond—both are natural break points on the winter line. Toward the far end the route runs close to Pärnävaaran pulkkamäki, the biathlon practice range, and Pärnävaaran koiraurheilukeskus before finishing near Pärnävaaran varauskota, a reservable kota (booking via the municipality’s reservation system, linked from the city’s fireplace listings). The same winter corridor meets groomed ski lines such as Pärnän helppo Latu and Pärnävaaran kilpaladut and links conceptually to longer Kinttupolut branches like Jyri Trail and Pärnä Trail where those share the Pärnävaara trailhead. Regional brochures sometimes describe a slightly longer winter figure around the ponds than the mapped hiking line—if your watch reads a bit more distance, that is usually down to which spurs you include at junctions. Karjalainen’s local hiking column about the summer Heinälampi Trail notes steep pulls, roots, and rocky steps in the same lake terrain—useful background for what the forest topography feels like once snow cover changes grip. Liperi lies east of Joensuu. Ylämylly has the nearest everyday services after a ski or snow walk. Follow winter safety and ski-track etiquette: the municipality maintains live grooming information for the regional ski network. In October 2025 the city warned that forest work near the lit ski area could affect access to Heinälampi and Surmilampi summer branches—check the city’s Kinttupolut update before combining those spurs with the winter route.

Length & route

The trail is about 5 km. Some regional winter descriptions round the Heinälampi–Pärnävaara winter figure to about 6.5 km when they include the full pond tour variant. Expect groomed winter base, short climbs, and shared junctions with the wider ski and Kinttupolut network.

Getting there

By car from Joensuu, take Highway 9 toward Kuopio for about 10 km, exit at junction 21, and follow signs to Pärnävaara Sports Centre. Free parking is available at the lower or upper sports-centre car parks; the lower lot at Urheilutie 5A, Ylämylly, is the practical start called out for this winter route. Public transport from Joensuu runs to Jyrinkylä; from the Jyrinlenkki terminus it is about 900 m along Urheilutie to the sports centre—check current timetables with Joensuu region public transport.

Good to know

Dogs must be on a leash on marked Kinttupolut routes; groomed ski tracks have their own dog rules and time windows on lit Pärnävaara loops—read the municipality’s ski-track page before mixing skiing and dog travel. Campfires only at signed fireplaces. Walking or cycling on groomed ski trails is prohibited except on designated winter-bike or winter-walking connectors. Mountain biking on Kinttupolut requires skills and a suitable bike.

Managed by

Liperi

Official Maintenance

Trail info

Follow blue winter-route signs and respect junction boards; the line is two-way where local signing allows.

Route direction

https://joensuu.fluentprogress.fi/outdoors/?type=Skitrack

Winter Maintenance

Blue winter-route signs; summer Kinttupolut colour markings may appear at junctions.

Route Signs

Dogs (On Leash)

Dogs

Open / Good Condition

City of Liperi – Kinttupolut+

Activities allowed

Hike / Walk

Activity

Ski

Activity

Terrain & conditions

5 km

Distance

About 1 hour on skis or snow travel for the distance in typical winter conditions when the route is groomed.

Est. Time

Groomed winter trail surface with short climbs; shared junctions may include packed ski trail and forest path links.

Surface

Single Track

Route Type

City of Liperi – Kinttupolut+

Location

62.64497°N, 29.53001°E

Approximate location

FinlandCountry

North KareliaRegion

LiperiCity

YlämyllyVillage

Hiking TrailsCategory

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Answers to your questions

Our data was researched from Liperi, and other trusted sources, in March 2026. Our route / place GPX data comes from Metsähallitus / Lipas, last updated March 2026. Always check their official website for safety-critical updates.

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